Man accused of groping women downtown arrested

DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO  A man suspected of groping at least three women in San Diego’s downtown neighborhoods of Core Columbia and Little Italy has been arrested, and police are asking more potential victims to come forward.

The first incident was reported at 2:30 p.m. May 10, when a man reportedly grabbed the buttocks of a woman walking at Sixth Avenue and A Street, San Diego police said.

On May 16, another woman reported being approached by a man on B Street near Seventh Avenue. He commented on her appearance and tried to engage her in conversation before putting his hand on her bare leg and moving it up her skirt, police said. She kicked him away.

A few hours later, the same man walked up behind a woman on Elm Street and grabbed her behind, authorities said.

On Tuesday, a man groped another woman near Sixth Avenue and Grape Street. He walked away into Balboa Park, where officers found a man matching the groper’s description moments later.

The man has been connected to at least three of the incidents, and police suspect there may be more victims who have not come forward. Police are not releasing the man’s name at this time, saying doing so would harm the investigation.

The assailant was described as a clean-cut, white man in his late 30s or early 40s, 6 feet tall and 205 pounds. He had dark blond hair and green eyes. Some witnesses described him as wearing a tightfitting black T-shirt tucked into jeans or khaki pants.